Discourses On Gita By Acharya Vinoba Bhave 
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Discourses On Gita
THE GUNAS - BUILDING UP AND BREAKING DOWN
 
That will make my field larger. There is no one there now. We can do it unnoticed." Although this task is assigned to me by my neighbour and comes of its own accord, it is not to be regarded as my duty, for it harbors, asatya, falsehood. 

18. The reason why I like the system of four varnas is that both naturalness and dharma are found in it. If you give up svadharma, nothing will be gained. Only those who happen to be my parents will be my parents. I may say that I do not like them, but then, what can be done about it? The parent's calling is naturally followed by the son. It is the distinguishing feature of the varna system that the trade pursued by one's ancestors - if it is not opposed to morality - should be continued and developed. This system has now fallen into decay. 

Today it has  become difficult to uphold it. But it would be an excellent thing if only we could reform and revive it. Today the first 25 or 30 years of a man's life are spent in learning a new job, a new trade. After learning it, the man goes in search of a place to serve in, to work in. Thus between what he learns in the first 25 years and his actual life there is no connection. They say that he is preparing for his later life. This amounts to saying that while he is learning he is not alive. Apparently, life is to come later! One is to learn everything first and begin to live afterwards, as if living and learning are two entirely different things! But if this is not related to life, should we not call it death?

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About The Gunas - Building Up And Breaking Down
Analysis of nature.Pg1
Analysis of nature.Pg2
The cure for tamas..Pg1
The cure for tamas..Pg2
The cure for tamas..Pg3
The cure for tamas..Pg4
Another cure for tamas.Pg1
Another cure for tamas.Pg2
Another cure for tamas.Pg3
The cure for rajas...Pg1
The cure for rajas...Pg2

The cure for rajas...Pg3

The cure for rajas...Pg4
How to determine...Pg1
How to determine...Pg2
How to determine...Pg3
How to determine...Pg4
Sattva and how to deal...Pg1
Sattva and how to deal...Pg2
Sattva and how to deal...Pg3
Sattva and how to deal...Pg4
Sattva and how to deal...Pg5
Sattva and how to deal...Pg6
The Final stage....